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At around 7:30pm on the 27th, a fire broke out in a six-story apartment building in Koishikawa, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, near Tokyo Dome. The incident occurred in a densely populated residential area about 300 meters from Korakuen Station on the Tokyo Metro. According to the Tokyo Fire Department, a shed-like building on the roof of the apartment building caught fire. According to the Tokyo Fire Department, a household of four people lived on the roof, and although one person was visible, it is unclear what became of him afterwards. They later managed to contact two of the four people. It is possible that the remaining two were unable to escape in time. A phone call was made to someone living nearby. A local resident said, "I was at home doing housework when I smelled something burning, so I went out onto the balcony and found a fire nearby. Water wasn't reaching the area and the wind was strong, so I guess (firefighting efforts) weren't progressing very well." A person working near the scene said, "I smelled something burning, so I wondered where it was, and there was a huge crowd. The fire engine couldn't get in because it was too narrow, so they tried to enter from the main street, but they couldn't get through. The ambulance ran further in." It was just after 9 p.m., and nearly two hours had passed since the report, but the fire still didn't seem to be getting any stronger. [TV Asahi News] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp